Shoemakers Shop at Doeberitz

Notes:

British, Russian, and French cobblers work in their shop at Doeberitz making new and repairing old shoes and boots. These shops offered important services to prisoners and offered young POW's an opportunity to learn a trade.

Date Created:

1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Western Michigan University. Libraries

Subject Topic:

Germany, Doeberitz, Work, Workshop, Shoemakers, Camp Work, British POWs, Russian POWs, French POWs, German Guards, World War 1914-1918, Diplomatic History, European History, Military History, and Political History

Rights:

No Copyright - United States. Physical ownership of materials: "The Great War in Pictures," No. 6 (1915): 40.

URL:

https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wwi_pow_camps/932